Lauryn Thomas joined us as a WISCIENCE Peer Leader in spring 2024. Peer Leaders are undergraduate students who support their peers in WISCIENCE programs and courses while learning valuable leadership skills. Find out more about Lauryn!
Pronouns: She/her
Year: First (in spring 2024)
Major: Psychology, Gender and Women’s Studies
Hometown: Mosinee, WI
If you could choose anyone to be a mentor to you, who would it be?
Meredith Grey
What is your favorite place on campus?
Sunset Lounge at Memorial Union
What extra curricular activities are you involved in?
Leadership Certificate, volunteering at the Madison Children’s Museum, Anatomy Club, APAA
What do you like most about Madison?
I love looking at the old architecture, especially inside the Capitol, and going to the farmer’s market on the square!
What are your favorite snacks for a study session?
A milkshake and some cookie dough bites!
What is an academic accomplishment that you are proud of?
Being nominated for the US Presidential Scholars Program
What are you looking forward to about being a peer leader this semester?
I am excited to help students transition to life at Madison as well as work on my leadership and public speaking.
What sparked your interest in STEM?
I have always found human physiology so fascinating: the way the brain signals for our every move, the way platelets know to clot at the site of a cut, how killer T-cells know what bacteria are foreign. I always wanted to know every detail of how and why each part of the body functioned the way it did.
What is your vision for life after graduation?
I plan to go on to PA school. My end-goal is to have my own practice!
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